Chicken Koop Manager
Careers (External)
Req #: 1088
Type: Regular Full-Time
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Overview: The character of Foghorn Leghorn was directly inspired by the popular character of Senator Claghorn, a blustery Southern politician played by Kenny Delmar who was a regular character on The Fred Allen Show, a popular radio show of the 1940s. The rooster adopted many of Claghorn's catch phrases, such as "That's a joke, ah say, that's a joke, son." Delmar had based the character of Claghorn upon a Texas rancher who was fond of saying this.[1] A leghorn is a breed of chicken, and foghorn describes the character's loud, overbearing voice. According to Leonard Maltin the character's voice was also patterned after a hard-of-hearing West Coast-only radio character from the 1930s, known simply as The Sheriff, on a radio program called Blue Monday Jamboree.[2] The voice has similarities to that of another Mel Blanc voice: Yosemite Sam (a strictly Friz Freleng character). Responsibilities: Foghorn Leghorn[3] is depicted as a large, white adult Leghorn rooster with a stereotypically Southern accent, a "good ol' boy" speaking style, and a penchant for mischief. The first half of his name is a joke about him being loud and obnoxious, while the second half refers to a breed of chicken (a white leghorn). He first appeared in 1946 in a Henery Hawk film titled Walky Talky Hawky. All of the motion picture Foghorn Leghorn cartoons were directed by Robert McKimson, and the rooster vies with the Tasmanian Devil as the most popular character associated with the director. Many of the gags involved Foghorn and a canine nemesis (formally known as The Barnyard Dawg within Warner today, though on early model sheets his name is given as George P. Dog) engaging in one-upmanship through a series of pranks. Unlike other Looney Tunes rivalries-with the notable exception of the Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner series-Foghorn is often the initial aggressor out of self-amusement and subsequently on the 'losing' end of gags (although the dog sometimes initiates). However it ends, the formula for how it begins is usually the same. Foghorn, humming "Camptown Races" to himself, sneaks up on Dawg carrying a wooden fencepost while he is sleeping. Foghorn then pulls the sleeping Dawg up by his hindquarters and uses the fencepost to give him a thorough spanking. Dawg, now angry, chases after Foghorn barking angrily but can only go as far as the rope he is tied to can stretch. Thus, when the rope becomes taut and he cannot move, he is either yanked back or stopped. In the latter case, he keeps barking at Foghorn who tells him, "Ah, shaddap!" and does something to Dawg to force him to stop. This gag was passed down to the Leghorns' grandson in Feather Bluster, where Foghorn was puzzled as to why the kid was behaving that way and the Dog was all too happy to remind him: "Ain't nothin' wrong with 'im, Foggy, 'cept that he takes after you." Qualifications: * Foghorn made a cameo appearance in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), in the final scene at Marvin Acme's factory with several other Looney Tunes characters. Foghorn Leghorn and George P. Dog (Barnyard Dog) in The Egg-Cited Rooster (1952). * Foghorn Leghorn made numerous appearances in Tiny Toon Adventures in numerous roles as Acme Looniversity's Professor of Hound Teasing, Baseball Coach and an obnoxiously loud Librarian, and also a mentor of Fowlmouth. * Foghorn Leghorn appeared in Animaniacs on "The Warner's 65th Anniversary Special". * Foghorn Leghorn appeared in two Chuck Jones shorts of the 1990s, Superior Duck (1996) and Pullet Surprise (1997), voiced on both occasions by Frank Gorshin. * A character named Mr. Leghorn, based on Foghorn himself, made a pair of appearances in Loonatics Unleashed. * Foghorn Leghorn is part of the Toon Squad team in Space Jam. * A toddler version of Foghorn made appearances in short music videos of Baby Looney Tunes. He starred in only one episode of the show, in which he was trying to fit in with a gang of cool roosters and employed the help of Tweety and his friends before Lola Bunny suggested to just be himself, which came in handy when Barnyard Dog chased the cool roosters. * Foghorn Leghorn is a croupier at Sam's casino in Looney Tunes: Back in Action. * Foghorn appeared in commercials for Kentucky Fried Chicken, Oscar Mayer, and most recently, GEICO insurance. * Foghorn Leghorn appears in The Looney Tunes Show voiced by Jeff Bergman and his singing voice is provided by Damon Jones. In the series, he is represented as a billionaire and is one of a few characters to not be annoyed by Daffy Duck's antics. In "The Foghorn Leghorn Story," Foghorn Leghorn was working on directing his autobiography by holding auditions for the person to play him. In "Working Duck," Foghorn Leghorn is shown to be the CEO of EnormoCorp where he always follows the advice of EnormoCorp's Muffin Man. Foghorn later handed the company over to Daffy (who had been working as a Muffin Man at the time) where he later caused the worst business decision in the history of business by going with the "Proceed as Planned" choice instead of the "Delay the Merger" choice at the suggestion of Pete Puma (who Daffy mistook as the new muffin Man). As a result, EnormoCorp went out of business leaving 10,000 of its workers out of a job. In "The Muh-Muh-Muh-Murder," Foghorn Leghorn was present at Daffy Duck's surprise birthday party at Pizzariba. In "A Christmas Carol," Foghorn Leghorn and Daffy Duck carry a large fan to the North Pole in order to break the heat wave in their city. In "Father Figures," Foghorn Leghorn becomes a father figure to Daffy Duck despite the protests of his assistant Carol where he reminded Foghorn Leghorn about Daffy's antics in his autobiography and had caused EnoroCorp to go out of business. Before the tennis tournament at The Royal Oaks Glen Oaks Oakwood Oaks Country Club, Foghorn Leghorn later had an argument with Lola Bunny's father Walter because Daffy was previously banned from the country club for using his number. Foghorn is later attacked by Henery Hawk during the tournament and had to be taken to the hospital. In "Mrs. Porkbunny's," Foghorn Leghorn was the consultant for Bugs Bunny and Porky Pig when they planned to make their brand of carrot cake. In "Year of the Duck," Foghorn Leghorn helps Daffy Duck prove that ducks can be popular after Daffy found no ducks in the Chinese Zodiac. * Foghorn Leghorn was a general in Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run voiced by Jeff Bergman. * Foghorn made a cameo appearance in the Wabbit episode "Bugs vs. Snail" voiced by Jeff Bergman.
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